In the torrential rain, Weismann, dressed in the same standard black robe as the Chief Priest, boarded a hovercar and prepared to head to the place he had arranged to meet Ronan. He had always preferred quiet, and his subordinates knew his temperament. If they could avoid speaking, they would, keeping silent as much as possible.
But today was different after all. The moment Weismann took his seat in the back, the front door was pulled open, and his deputy Sahan got in as well, going straight to the point. "Mo City's officials are worried again. They say this extreme weather could spread Water Tank's toxins in every direction and cause massive casualties. They've activated their emergency plan... using Chairman Bai Hao to seek other outside aid. But they also said it's mainly for rescue efforts afterward."
Weismann grunted. The hovercar immediately started up, tearing through the rain curtain and shooting onto the city's highest traffic level. He had specifically instructed the driver to do this so he could look down over the situation at the city's outskirts.
Sahan continued, "Commander, regarding the High Priest's side..."
He stopped halfway through the sentence. He realized that Weismann was not paying attention to him at all, but staring straight through the window into the distant rain.
Following his gaze, one could see that in the narrow stretch between the city and the Coastline to the southeast, heaven and earth had blurred into a hazy expanse. Yet even through such poor visibility, several points of Blazing White Light still swayed across the ground, outlining the terrain of that area.
By past experience, those should have been burning Format Fire, Formatted Spaces erected by elite Deep Blue Walker Squads to declare their presence. Yet now, reality had proven Sahan's experience unreliable. He knew the